State of the Art Gas Absorption

Technologies

CANSOLV TECHNOLOGIES INC.

www.cansolv.com

CANSOLV SO2 SCRUBBING SYSTEM:

Review of Commercial Applications
for Smelter SO2 Emissions Control

Presented at:
The Southern African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy

ZAMBIA

By: Valrie Lveill, Eng.

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Outline
1. Overview of CTI;

2. Description of the SO2 technology;

3. Review of commercial applications;

4. Integration to smelter emissions

management.

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Corporate Profile
Cansolv Technologies Inc. (CTI) founded in 1997
Headquarters in Montreal, Canada

Technology acquired from Union Carbide

Cansolv Technologies Shenzhen (CTS) founded in 20

Chinese subsidiary for Sales/Marketing & Procurement in A

Acquisition by Shell Global Solutions in December 2

Chemical Initiatives appointed agents for Africa 200

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Corporate Profile
SO2 Technology
9 Cansolv SO2 Scrubbing units in operation;

5 Cansolv SO2 Scrubbing units to start-up in 2009;

5 Cansolv SO2 Scrubbing units to start-up in 2010;

CO2 Technology
3 Cansolv CO2 Capture demo plants in detailed
engineering

Successful demonstration in 6 piloting campaigns

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CANSOLV SO2 Scrubbing

System
A regenerable SO absorption process
2

Similar to H2S/CO2 amine treater units

Aqueous diamine absorbent is highly selective for SO2

Pure, water- saturated SO2 byproduct

Robust, easy to operate process with low emissions

Handles gas with varying SO2 concentrations

High tolerance for dust and SO3/acid mist in gas

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Amine Characteristics
Amine developed for oxidised environments
Oxidation degradation losses per year < 2% of
annual inventory
Very low amine volatility (ppb levels)
Amine in salt form undetectable losses with
treated gas
High tolerance for dust ingress
High tolerance for strong acid ingress

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SO2 Product Management

SO2 by-product is high purity
99.9% SO2 dry basis, balance composed of traces of CO2, N2, O2
Food grade quality SO2 product demonstrated

SO2 product handling:

Return to new/existing sulphuric acid plant;
Return to existing sulphur recovery unit;
Compress and liquefy;
Convert to bisulfite

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How CTI Customers Handle By-Product

By-Product
Profile

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Commercial Units Metallurgical and Acid Plant
Applications
Application Location Flow By-Product Feed SO2 SO2 Status
(Nm3/hr) Conc. Emission
s
SARP Acid N/S 40,000 H2SO4 5,000 ppm 15 ppm Operating
Plant America (existing) (s/u 2002)
Lead Smelter Asia- 34,000 H2SO4 0.1 90 ppm Operating
Pacific (existing) 12.5% (s/u 2005)
Copper Anode Asia- 43,000 H2SO4 0.09 2% 50 ppm Operating
Furnace Pacific (existing) (s/u 2007)
Catalyst N/S 48,000 Liquid 9100 ppm 100 ppm Operating
recovery America SO2/Bisulfite (s/u 2008)
roaster (new)
Sinter Machine Asia- 350,000 H2SO4 2400 ppm 140 ppm Start-up
(secondary) Pacific (existing)
Sinter Machine Asia- 2x H2SO4 800 ppm 40 ppm Start-Up
(primary) Pacific 510,000 (new)

Lead Smelter Asia- 83,000 H2SO4 0.1 8% 140 ppm Construction

+ AP Pacific (new) (s/u 2009)
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Active Projects Non ferrous and Acid Plant
Applications
Applicatio Locatio Flow By- Feed SO2 SO2 Status
n n (Nm3/hr) Product Conc. Emission
s
Copper Asia- 95,000 sulphur 15-30% 250 ppm Engineering
Smelter Pacific (new)
Furnace
Nickel N/S 100,000 H2SO4 0.1 3% 200 ppm Engineering
Smelter America (existing) (piloting
Converter + campaign
Furnace
2007)
Lead Sinter Asia- 265,000 H2SO4 1 2% 200 ppm Engineering
Machine Pacific (piloting
(new)
campaign
2008)
Copper N/S 600,000 H2SO4 4,000 200 ppm Engineering
Smelter America (existing) ppm
Converters
Fertilizer N/S 160,000 H2SO4 5,000 20 ppm Engineering
Acid Plant America (existing) ppm
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SARP Acid Plant Tail

Gas
Single absorption
Replace alkali scrubbing
process
Modular Plant
Absorber retrofit (FRP)

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Lead Smelter Offgas

Batch anode furnace

Load levelling design
0.1 12% SO2
Constant SO2 production
SO2 recycle to existing
acid plant
Main acid plant feed is
roaster

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Co-gen boiler flue ga

965,000 Nm3/hr
5 absorbers, 1 regenerat
New sulphuric acid plan
Single absorption with
Cansolv APTG

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Key Advantages in Smelter
Applications

1. Suitability to treat variable and dilute

(<5%) SO2 loads
2. Flexibility in gas cleaning design
3. Manage SO2 from multiple sources at a
single site

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1. Treats Variable & Dilute SO2
Load
Load levelling design
Vary lean amine flow to SO2 absorber
Constant rich amine flow to regenerator
Larger amine inventory
Maintain SO2 emissions
Decouple variable nature of smelter gas from
sulphuric acid production
SO2 product & Sulphuric acid production are continuous
at constant flowrate
Eliminates need to burn sulphur to strengthen AP feed
Design capacity based on average smelter SO2 load

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2. Flexibility in gas cleaning
design
Amine has high tolerance for
dust and SO3 ingress
Optimise between gas cleaning
and amine purification
Reduced gas cleaning
increases amine purification
required
Capital/operating cost
advantages often favour amine
purification

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2. Flexibility in gas cleaning
design

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3. Manage SO2 from multiple sources
at a single site
Multiple absorbers may be used with a single
regenerator
Several secondary sources: furnaces, converters
Acid plant tail gas has low SO2 load vs. smelter
Leverage existing Cansolv plant to minimise capex

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Thank you!

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